The Minority Report
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The Minority Report

by Philip K. Dick
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Section 1
  • Section 2
  • Section 3
  • Section 4
  • Section 5
  • Section 6
  • Section 7
  • Section 8
  • Section 9
  • Section 10
Themes
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  • Security vs. Liberty Theme Icon
    Security vs. Liberty
  • Fate and Free Will Theme Icon
    Fate and Free Will
  • Trust and Paranoia Theme Icon
    Trust and Paranoia
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • John Anderton
  • Kaplan
  • Witwer
  • Lisa
  • Fleming
  • Page
Symbols
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  • Precogs Symbol Icon
    Precogs
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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In “The Minority Report,” the precogs—three mutants that can predict the future, thus helping police stop crime before it happens—symbolize the dehumanization that can occur within a highly controlled…

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